• J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis · Oct 2018

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Comprehensive Rehabilitation Training Decreases Cognitive Impairment, Anxiety, and Depression in Poststroke Patients: A Randomized, Controlled Study.

    • Chunmei Cheng, Xin Liu, Wenjun Fan, Xue Bai, and Zhaojun Liu.
    • Department of Neurology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
    • J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2018 Oct 1; 27 (10): 2613-2622.

    BackgroundTo explore the effect of comprehensive rehabilitation training (CRT) on cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depression in poststroke patients.Methods168 poststroke patients were consecutively recruited in this randomized controlled study. Patients were randomly assigned to CRT group (CRT plus conventional treatment) and control group (conventional treatment) as 1:1 ratio. The specific interventions of CRT included patient and family member education, cognitive training, rehabilitation training, and regular check.ResultsBoth montreal cognitive assessment score change (Month12 [M12]-baseline; P = .001) and minimum mental state examination score change (M12-baseline) were higher in CRT group than that in control group (P = .004), and the percentage of cognitive impairment by montreal cognitive assessment score ≤26 was lower (P = .003) in CRT group compared to control group at month 12. Anxiety assessments were performed by hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and Zung self-rating anxiety scale (SAS). The HADS anxiety score change (M12-baseline; P = .002) and the SAS score change (M12-baseline; P = .006) were decreased in CRT group compared to control group. Lower occurrence rate of anxiety assessed by SAS was observed in CRT group compared to control group (P = .033). Depression assessments were performed by HADS and Zung self-rating depression scale (SDS). HADS depression score change (M12-baseline; P < .001) and the SDS score change (M12-baseline; P = .002) were reduced in CRT group compared to control group. Decreased occurrence rate of depression assessed by SDS was found in CRT group compared to control group (P = .022).ConclusionsCRT contributes to the recovery of cognitive impairment, and decreases anxiety and depression in poststroke patients.Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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